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Laxman likely for next match KARACHI: Indias Very Very Special batsman, Laxman has not sustained a serious injury and is expected to be fit for the second one-dayer at Rawalpindi, the team management said on Saturday.
Reverse at Madrid SA check Kiwis progress Butcher, Hussain steady England TN favourites in Ranji semis Antil to lead Haryana
Biggest over of my life, says Nehra Karachi, March 13 It is a great feeling, that was the biggest over of my life. There was a lot of pressure but I bowled well, said Nehra. The left-arm seamer conceded only three runs besides taking a wicket as Pakistan, needing nine off the last six balls, fell short of Indias mammoth 349 for seven by five runs. With the seasoned Moin Khan at the strikers end, Pakistan needed six runs off the last ball to win. The situation reminded Javed Miandads last ball six off Chetan Sharma to give his team a thrilling win in Sharjah in 1986. Nehra said he was confident of his bowling. He (Moin Khan) is a good batsman but I was keeping the ball right up there. Winning captain Saurav Ganguly hoped it is not going to be so close for the next one month. If it (the series) stays that close it is going to be too close for the two captains, Ganguly said. |
victory celebrated Jammu, March 13 Phagwara:
Crackers were burst and laddoos were distributed amidst impromptu bhangra
here tonight to celebrate India's victory over Pakistan in the one-day
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People in Pondicherry today celebrated the thrilling Indian
victory over Pakistan in the first one-day international cricket match
in the historic series at Karachi by bursting crackers. UNI |
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Karachi, March 13 Accompanied by husband Robert Vadra and brother Rahul, Priyanka, the charismatic daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, looked at ease as the cameras focussed on her time and again. The three were seated in the front row of the VIP enclosure with the Indian Tricolour fluttering nearby. Lustily cheering the breezy batting of Virender Sehwag and Saurav Ganguly, they seemed to be enjoying every moment of Indian batting. The Gandhis, who arrived here yesterday, are being accorded status of state guests during their three-day stay in the country. Last evening they visited Edhi Foundation, Pakistans biggest charity organisation where they freely mingled with the inmates, gave away gifts and watched a dance drama by children of the centre. *
The Indian cricket board and top security expert Yashowardhan Azad today gave kudos to the Pak Rangers for the excellent security arrangements in place for the first one-day cricket international between India and Pakistan here. So pleased was BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya that he said the Indian team would certainly play a Test in Karachi the next time they tour Pakistan. This is a most orderly crowd here I have ever seen anywhere, Dalmiya told a press conference here. When asked if India will play a Test match here in future, he said: We are aware of the sentiments of people of Karachi and will surely play here on our next visit. Azad, IG Police for VIP security in India, was visibly impressed with the expertise of the security personnel. DG Police Karachi and his team deserve kudos for the job, he remarked.
Laxman likely for next match KARACHI: Indias Very Very Special batsman, Laxman has not sustained a serious injury and is expected to be fit for the second one-dayer at Rawalpindi, the team management said on Saturday. Laxman had to be replaced by Hemang Badani in first one-dayer with the former sitting out with a stiff left knee. Laxman had the stiffness on his left knee yesterday. After seeing his condition this morning, the physio (Andrew Leipus) felt that he was not fit for the match, media manager Amrit Mathur told reporters. Leipus is working with him and he feels that Laxman will be fully fit for the next match. He will be included only if he passes the fitness test, he added.
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Madrid, March 13 Goals from Muhammed Shabbir (15th), Sohail Abbas (44th), Sahkeel Abbassi (55th) and Kashif Jawad (69th) ensured Pakistans back-to-back win against India, who had lost the earlier contest between the two teams in the tournament 3-5 last week. Indias goals came from Prabhjot Singh (22nd) and Gagan Ajit Singh (59th). The loss means India finished fourth in the qualifying tournament behind Pakistan. Both teams played quite freely and it made for some pleasing moves and counter-moves. But the Indians paid the price for missing several chances and had to settle for fourth position in this 12-nation tournament. Indians were clearly the better side in the first 35 minutes, their only blemish being the goal they conceded following a terrible mix-up between Vikram Pillay and Dilip Tirkey. It allowed Mohammad Nadeem to steam in from the left and flick to Shabhir to deflect the ball in. That apart, the Indians conceded just one penalty corner and here too, first Ignace Tirkey and then Kanwalpreet Singh were alert to avert danger while denying Sohail Abbas any success. Goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan made a couple of good saves that injected confidence in the deep defenders. Indias midfield play was tight enough to check the Pakistani forwards who on the day struggled to shake off their makers. At the other end, the Indians should have scored more than one goal that was a result of a right-wing counter-attack and Prabhjot Singh slamming home a rebound off goalkeeper Salman Akhtar who had blocked Deepak Thakurs attempt. A little before the goal, umpire Xavier Adell of Spain disallowed a penalty corner conversion by Kanwalpreet for raised ball though the hit was directed at the goalkeeper and the ball went in off the pads. The Indian forwards took a couple of more close looks at the Pakistani goal, but further success eluded them due to wayward hitting, but overall, it was a satisfactory first-half for India. However, Sohail Abbas, who had scored four goals when the teams last met, came good with the second penalty corner in the 43rd to put Pakistan 2-1 in the lead, and soon after, Abbasi capped a glorious counter-attack down the middle, putting home a Jawad pass. The Indians hit back in the 59th as Gagan Ajit made some amends for his costly misses earlier by slamming to boards a Len Aiyappa pass. It was little consolation for the striker as he twice failed to score from one-on-one situation inside the circle. A minute from close, Pakistan did just that with Jawad scoring from zero angle drawing out Chauhan. South Africa qualify South Africa, trailing 1-2 with five seconds left, squeezed out a 6-5 aggregate win against Belgium via the tie-breaker to qualify for the hockey competition of the Athens Olympics here today.
SA check Kiwis progress
Hamilton, March 13 South Africa arrested the slide with a partnership of 92 between Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis and at close of play, with Gibbs out, they were 134 for three, a lead of 84. Kallis was unbeaten on 56 and Neil McKenzie on 11. Oram finished unbeaten on 119 when New Zealand were all out early in the afternoon session in reply to South Africas first innings total of 459. He reached his first Test hundred off 191 balls in 276 minutes and hit 16 fours.
Scoreboard South Africa (Ist innings) 459 New Zealand (Ist innings) Richardson lbw b Pollock 4 Papps lbw b Kallis 59 Fleming lbw b Adams 27 Styris b Pollock 74 McMillan lbw b Kallis 19 Cairns c Boucher b Ntini 28 Oram not out 119 McCullum c Boucher b Kallis 57 Vettori b Adams 53 Wiseman b Pollock 36 Tuffey c Boucher b Pollock 0 Extras
(b-12 lb-11 nb-10) 33 Total (all out, 164.4 overs) 509 Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-75, 3-127, 4-172, 5-223, 6-225, 7-309, 8-422, 9-509. Bowling:
Pollock 30.4-4-98-4 (nb-7), Ntini 29-9-74-1 (nb-1), Kallis 26-7-71-3, Nel 27-8-91-0 (nb-2), Adams 45-11-118-2, Rudolph 5-0-20-0, Smith 2-0-14-0. South Africa (2nd innings) Smith c McCullum b Tuffey 5 Gibbsc McCullum b Wiseman 47 Rudolph b Cairns 0 Kallis not out 56 McKenzie not out 11 Extras
(b-8 lb-5 nb-2) 15 Total (for 3 wickets, 52 overs) 134 Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-16, 3-108. Bowling: Tuffey 9-2-14-1, Oram 7-4-9-0, Cairns 6-0-22-1, Vettori 14-7-22-0, Wiseman 7-0-35-1, Styris 8-3-14-0, McMillan 1-0-5-0.
Butcher, Hussain steady England
Kingston, March 13 Having finished off the West Indies for 311 inside the day's first two overs, England lost both openers to the fiery pace of Fidel Edwards, but Butcher and Hussain added 119 in a record third-wicket stand between the two sides at Sabina Park. Butcher, who only passed a fitness test on his injured ankle on the eve of the match, was dropped twice but batted well before finally becoming Edwards' third victim, caught behind for 58 just before the close. Hussain was on 41 at the close, while Graham Thorpe was not out one. Edwards finished with figures of three for 50. West Indies also suffered an injury blow with captain Brain Lara dislocating the little finger on his right hand when he dropped Butcher just before the close. Lara is to have a precautionary X-ray on the injury, but it is not yet known if he will be able to bat in the second innings. Having failed to add to their overnight total of 311 for nine when Edwards was superbly caught by Andrew Flintoff at second slip to give matthew Hoggard his third wicket, West Indies hit back with some spirited fast bowling. England captain Michael Vaughan cracked one trademark cover drive for four, but both openers struggled against the pace of Edwards and Corey Collymore, the latter having a confident leg-before appeal against the England captain turned down. West Indies (1st innings): (overnight 311-9) Gayle b Harmison 5 Smith st Read b Giles 108 Sarwan lbw b Hoggard 0 Lara c Flintoff b Jones 23 Chanderpaul b Hoggard 7 Hinds c Butcher b Giles 84 Jacobs c Vaughan
Best lbw Harmison 20 Sanford c Trescothick
Collymore not out 3 Edwards c Flintoff
Extras (lb-6 w-1 nb-14) 21 Total
(all out,
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-22, 3-73, 4-101, 5-223, 6-281, 7-289, 8-300, 9-307. Bowling:
Hoggard 18.4-3-68-3 (nb-3), Harmison 21-6-61-2 (nb-4 w-1), Flintoff 16-3-45-1 (nb-6), Jones 18-2-62-2, Giles 12-0-67-2, Vaughan 1-0-2-0 (nb-1) England (1st Innings): Trescothick b Edwards 7 Vaughan c Lara
Butcher c Jacobs
Hussain not out 41 Thorpe not out 1 Extras
(b4, lb16,
Total (3 wkts, 48.1
FoW: 1-28, 2-33, 3-152. Bowling:
Collymore 15-5-33-0, Edwards 16-3-50-3, Best 8.1-1-14-0, Sanford 7-0-30-0, Hinds 1-0-1-0, Gayle 1-0-6-0.
WI pace attack KINGSTON: England batsman Mark Butcher said batting had been difficult against the pace of the West Indies attack on day two of the first Test on Friday. The left-hander, who only passed a late fitness test on his strained ankle on the eve of the match, hit 58 and added 119 with Nassar Hussain, a third-wicket record between the two teams at Sabina Park, to lift England to 154 for three at the close on a rain-hit day, 157 behind the home side. Butcher reached a half-century for the 18th time in Tests but was annoyed at being dismissed just before the close to the pace of Fidel Edwards, who took all three wickets to fall.
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TN favourites in Ranji semis
Chennai, March 13 Playing on the home turf, Tamil Nadu will start as favourites, but they will be under pressure, having to settle a score with Railways, who had defeated them when the teams last met in 2002 in the quarter-finals. While Tamil Nadu, who had lost to Mumbai in the final last year from a position of strength, qualified for the semi-finals in the new format this year from Elite B ahead of Hyderabad, Railways have qualified from Elite A group behind Mumbai. Mumbai are taking on Hyderabad in the other semi-final match. Tamil Nadu, fielding many youngsters, will be missing Hemang Badani and more so its fast bowling spearhead L Balaji, who are part of the Indian team that is currently touring Pakistan. The Railways would be looking to skipper and former Indian player Sanjay Bangar, left hander T P Singh, who was in good nick in the league phase, and all-rounders J P Yadav and Amit Pagnis to run into form. Railways could hope to exploit the not-so-strong Tamil Nadu bowling attack to put up a fighting score. The teams:
Railways (From): Sanjay Bangar (Capt), Harvinder Singh, J P Yadav, Amit Pagnis, T P Singh, Yere Goud, S N Kaivolkar, Raja Ali, S Varma, Kulamani Parida, Sudhil Wankhade, Santosh Sahi, Madan Yadav and Zakir Hussain. Tamil Nadu (From):
S Suresh (capt), S Ramesh, S Sriram, S Badrinath, S Sharath, Dinesh Karthick, R Ramkumar, Vidyuth Sivaramakrishnan, D Tamil Kumaran, C Ganapathy, K Shri Vasudeva Das, Sunil Viswanathan, R Naresh, Jesuraj and Petson Mathews.
Antil to lead Haryana Panchkula, March 13 The teams: Men:
Shamsher pole vault (Sonepat), Devinder Dhaka long jump (Panipat), Sandeep Kumar 20 km. Anil Kumar 20 km (Jhajjar) Malkhan Singh shot put, Bhupender Singh 200m, 400m (Faridabad), Sunil Kumar 1500m, 5000m, Surinder Singh 100m, 200m, Ramesh Kumar 4 x 100m Rajesh Kalirawana high jump, Rajesh Kumar discus (Hisar) Satish Kumar 400m, 4 x 400m (Kurukshetra-SAI), Shakti Singh shot put, discus, Anil Kumar discus, Sunder Singh 100m, 4 x 100m, Anne 400m, 800m, 4 x 400m, Anil Kumar javelin, Madhu Kumar hammer throw, Rai Singh javelin (Bhiwani), Vijay Pal Singh 1500m, 3000m steeplechase, Om Bir Singh high jump, Maha Singh long jump, triple jump, Parveen Kumar pole vault, Om Narayan javelin, Sanjay Kumar 10,000m, Satpal Singh 4 x 100m, 4 x 400m (Northern Railway) Women:
Gurpreet Kaur javelin (Sirsa), Sunita Dahiya 400m, 800m, Seema Antil discus (Sonepat), Phulwati hammer throw, Renu Joon 1500m, 5000m (Jhajjar), Krishna Punia discus, Pooja long jump, 100m, heptathlon, Suman pole vault, Saroj Sihag shot put (Hisar), Manju 20 k.m. (Panchkula), Rupinder Kaur 400m, Paramjit Kaur 1500m, 5000m, Baljit Kaur 1500m, 5000m (Northern Railway). |
Himachal team for golf meet Shimla, March 13 The team was selected on the basis of the tournament conducted by the state golf association, here today. I.D. Bhandari and Munish Dhyan Chand emerged joint winners of the 18-hole tournament with 73 strokes each. Prithvi Vikram Sen (77 strokes) and Arjun Sood (78 strokes) secured the second and third position, respectively, to make it to the state team. |
Tollygunge held
The minnows of National Football League (NFL) Mohameddan Sporting and Tollygunge Agragami settled for a 1-1 draw at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. After the 15th round Mohammedan Sporting have 16 points compared to Tollygunge 15. The first goal came in the 13th minute of the first half when Chiddi collecting a ball from the midfield, dribbled past a couple of players and set up Sayeed Hussain, who in turn flicked the ball to Rahim Nabi. The willy striker dodged past IsiAka and Barbara to fire home to give Mohammedan Sporting a 1-0 lead. The game continued to be played in an extremely scrappy manner as none of the teams could make inroads into the rival territory.
meet from tomorrow Fatehgarh Sahib, March 13 Apart from the field and track events, a cricket match would also be organised between the college faculty and students. They said the college was leading the tally of marks for the overall PTU sports championship of this academic session while in the last session, the college was the overall Punjab Technical University
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An investigation into the language needs of Saudi students studying in British postgraduate programmes and the cultural differences impacting on them
Alqahtani, Majed (2011) An investigation into the language needs of Saudi students studying in British postgraduate programmes and the cultural differences impacting on them. University of Southampton, School of Humanities, Doctoral Thesis , 294pp.
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It is well understood by international students who are studying in an English speaking country that proficiency in English is crucial to success. English for Academic Purposes has conventionally aimed to focus on a blend of language skills and study strategies to support students before and during their postgraduate studies. It is apparent from anecdotal information that the needs of Saudi Arabian students are not being met, as they continue to encounter problems with the academic culture of the British higher education system.
This study investigates the needs of Saudi students. It draws principally on present situation analysis and target situation analysis to explore the extent of students" needs. It exceptionally introduces a new element, referred to as cultural aspects of learning analysis, to assess new areas that preparation courses can usefully focus on.
A mixed methods approach is used in this study (Questionnaire, Interview, and Observation), and three groups of participants were approached for the purpose of data collection to determine precisely what elements of academic study in the UK uniquely pose problems for Saudi students. The questionnaire was distributed to 62 Saudi students (male and female) studying at postgraduate level at Southampton University; from this, deductions could be drawn that should apply across the whole Saudi community of graduate learners in the UK. Interviews were composed of three sets: with postgraduate students; with students studying on the English for academic studies programme; teachers teaching on the English for academic studies programme. The observations centred on different English for academic studies classes. Therefore, the data have been analysed qualitatively and quantitatively.
The research examines traditional methods of English teaching in the KSA within the context of the Saudi education system, and surveys attitudes towards the difficulties of studying in the English language, in terms of language differences and the academic cultural demands of British postgraduate study programmes. It also examines the area of English for Academic Purposes to ascertain why Saudi students report that these courses do not meet their target situation needs.
The results of this study reveal that there are indeed specific needs that relate only to Saudi students studying in the UK, and that a number of these do relate to cultural difference. The recommendations assist in three major areas: (a) to outline suggestions for the provision of preparation courses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; (b) to improve the provision of programmes of English for Academic Purposes; and (c) to provide advice to Saudi students in their studies in the United Kingdom.
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education P Language and Literature > PE English |
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Market efficiency in the ASEAN region: Evidence from multivariate and cointegration tests
Guidi, Francesco and Gupta, Rakesh (2013) Market efficiency in the ASEAN region: Evidence from multivariate and cointegration tests. Applied Financial Economics, 23 (4). pp. 265-274. ISSN 0960-3107 (Print), 1466-4305 (Online) (doi:10.1080/09603107.2012.718064)
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The aim of this article is to investigate the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) stock markets for the period from January 2000 to April 2011. We test whether these markets are efficient individually and collectively using a number of statistical tests. We reject the EMH for the stock markets of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. We find stock markets in Singapore and Thailand weak form efficient. We also find that collectively these markets do not follow the same trend; this means that prices from one market are not predictable in terms of information in another.
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Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, today announced that it has been named agency of record for Special Olympics International. This pro-bono engagement will be led by the firm's sports marketing specialty group, The Fan Experience.
New York - The Burson-Marsteller team will help Special Olympics launch a youth-activation campaign designed to inspire participation in the movement through activism, social inclusion and their Special Olympics Unified Sports® program, an inclusive sports program that encourages people with and without intellectual disabilities to play and compete on the same team.
Burson-Marsteller will launch the youth-activation campaign through media relations, event support and thought leadership channels to help achieve a variety of goals, including increasing youth leadership and volunteerism and registering 1 million athletes and participating partners in Unified Sports by 2015. Most importantly, the campaign will mobilize a generation of young people to respect and include people with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics is an international movement that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Special Olympics began working with Burson-Marsteller's Fan Experience during this year's Super Bowl when the agency supported the organization's visibility and fan engagement efforts around the big game. The firm also helped Special Olympics announce the launch of the Unified Sports initiative with its media partner ESPN in 2013.
"We are very excited to partner with Burson-Marsteller's Fan Experience team that is so skilled in sharing stories about how sports can build life-long relationships, empower leadership and change lives," said Janet Froetscher, CEO, Special Olympics. "What Special Olympics is doing around the world is extraordinarily powerful and our youth-activation campaign is an important part of getting more people involved in Unified Sports programs. I am delighted Burson-Marsteller will champion that effort."
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The Dow and S&P saw a strong bounce overnight, which started from the opening bell and carried through to the close, registering their strongest gain for the year.
Street talk is putting this down to the employment change, which came in at 331,000 claims - 6000 less than expected; however I see this as only part of the story and believe there are other reasons for the rally.
Since January 15, the Dow has contracted 6.12% from the intraday high to the intraday low; of the past 13 trading sessions only four have been green and they have tended to be shallow and variable. So last night's 'best trading day' of the year is not unexpected considering the downtrend theme of the year so far and the fact US earnings season was actually well ahead of expectations. Remember Monday's trade was the worst start to a February for the S&P since 1933; the bull will find reasons to buy with the Dow off 6.09% year-to-date.
What was interesting overnight was the employer productivity data; depending on how you want to read into the numbers, there are positives from an economic point of view. Having seen productivity increase rapidly as wages were wrung out over the past year due to companies slimming down to cover economic risk and falling revenues, the results last night show quarter-on-quarter that company hiring is picking up, yet productivity has maintained. From a Fed perspective, wage growth and increased hiring is exactly what it wants to see (inflation and employment) and reiterates what some on the FOMC are forward calling.
As seen on Thursday, Philly Fed President Charles Plosser believes unemployment and inflation will accelerate over the next half and believes stimulus should be unwound even faster than its current path. Data like what was seen last night does give a glimpse to that reasoning.
So with the green on screen from Europe and the US following the green on screen from Asia, particularly the Australian market yesterday, is all forgotten?
Ahead of the Australian open
I think on a three-month view this is unlikely. China returns from Chinese Luna New Year holidays today and is likely to play catch up for the seven day holiday it has just been on. The holidays are also likely to feed into retrospective data over the coming months and will give the China bears even more fodder as data will come in under expectations due to the downing of tools. The March and April data last year was a trigger for a correction on the ASX, then the credit concerns took over to push further; I have a great sense of déjà vu here and expect a similar story to appear this time.
However, looking to today's trading session, local data will again be fundamental today, particularly the RBA policy statement. Having seen the Board move to dead centre by removing its easing bias call, more colour as to why this has happened will shine the spotlight on areas that are either performing or underperforming. It will also give insight into its opinion of what is a 'comfortable level' regarding the AUD and its opinion on non-mining that we believe is still struggling.
Currently we are calling the market up 38 points on the 10am bell (AEDT) to 5169, +0.74%; a healthy gain. However, this may reverse on the opening of Chinese markets. What is also driving the market is next week - the largest company data drop of earnings season with CBA, BHP and RIO releasing half- and full-year numbers. Expect positioning over the coming days leading into the results.
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Ingo | |||
Ingo artwork from Oracle of Seasons | |||
Title(s) | Farmhand | ||
Race | Hylian | ||
Gender | Male | ||
Game(s) | Ocarina of Time Oracle of Seasons A Link Between Worlds | ||
Non-canon Appearances | Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland Ocarina of Time manga | ||
Era | Era of the Hero of Time Era of Light and Dark | ||
Family | Wife (FPTRR) | ||
Voice Actor(s) | Takashi Nagasako | ||
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Counterpart(s) | Gorman (MM) Gorman Brothers (MM) Talon (ALBW) |
Ingo is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series
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Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Ingo appears as Talon's employee at Lon Lon Ranch.[1] During Link's childhood, Ingo is found working hard at the ranch, though grumbles and moans about the laziness of his superior, Talon.[2] Conversely, Ingo appeals to Ganondorf and is granted ownership to the ranch during Link's adult era. He kicks Talon out of the ranch and orders Malon to do the hard work while he charges Rupees in exchange for short horse rides. Ingo will also challenge Link to a horse race, but his greedy and vain personality is further revealed upon losing.[3] After winning Epona and leaving the ranch, Ingo's personality seems to have changed, being grateful for the opportunity to work under Talon.
Oracle of Seasons
In Oracle of Seasons, Ingo appears an easily agitated man who lives in Sunken City and collects vases. To complete his vase collection, Ingo wants a Goron Vase,[4] an object which was always refused to him by Biggoron. Link is required to get the vase from Biggoron and trade it for Ingo's dinner to continue the Trading Sequence.[5] Unlike in Ocarina of Time, he does not seem to have any relationship with Malon and Talon.
A Link Between Worlds
In A Link Between Worlds, Ingo appears as the Milk Bar Owner in Lorule. His counterpart in Hyrule is Talon.
Other Appearances
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Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
In Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Ingo is found in Lon Lon Meadows. Other than giving Tingle a few tips, and allowing him to keep a Recipe he finds, he only serves a small role. Ingo mentions having a wife.
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Ocarina of Time Manga
Ingo plays a larger role in the Ocarina of Time manga, acting as a boss himself. He gets brainwashed by Twinrova and sets a trap for Link, but the trap fails and Link is saved by Sheik.
- Link's Awakening features a character similar in appearance known as the Cucco Keeper.
- Ingo's theme song, which can be heard when Link beats him in a horse race, is a slower remix of the horse race theme. It can also be heard in the Gorman Track in Majora's Mask.
- Ingo's appearance seems to be based on Luigi from the Super Mario series, whereas Talon seems to be based on Mario.
See Also
- ↑ "I am Ingo and I mind the ranch. I've been working at this ranch for a long time for that lazy bum, Talon." — Ingo (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "I can't believe that I, the great Ingo, am working on this dump of a ranch! Because the owner is so lazy, I always have to do to all the work around here! I, the hard-working Ingo, should be in charge, not that lazy bum, Talon!" — Ingo (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Heh heh... As promised, you keep the horse. However... I'll never let you leave this ranch!" — Ingo (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "Do you know of the Goron Vase? All collectors want to have it!" — Goron (Oracle of Seasons)
- ↑ "Shooot! That Biggoron! No matter how often I ask, he won't give me his vase! I'd give my dinner for it--Fish!" — Ingo (Oracle of Seasons)
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Language | Name | Meaning | |
Japanese | インゴー | ||
Spanish | Ingo (OoT3D) | ||
French | Ingo | ||
German | Basil | ||
Italian | Ingo | ||
Chinese | 印格 (Ìngé) | Ingo |


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Completion of Summerhouse at Lagnö in the Stockholm archipelago. The building sits on the border between a forest and the coast line. A sequence of interconnected pitched roofs made of natural cast concrete create interior spaces of varying size and heights. Small rooms for entrance, bath, kitchen and sleeping constitute a thick wall towards the north, while a continuous open space for living and dining opens up to the south with vast views over the neighboring islands, the Baltic sea and the horizon.
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Kui Li, Ph.D.
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Research Interests
Our research is aimed at understanding virus-host interactions that regulate pathogenesis and outcome of RNA virus infections. Currently, work in the Li laboratory is centered on two main themes. The first one is to dissect innate immunity to infections by positive-strand RNA viruses such as hepatitis C virus and related viruses. We are studying how these viruses are detected by host innate immune sensors such as the Toll-like receptors and RIG-I-like receptors, leading to antiviral and inflammatory responses. The second focus area is to investigate how TRIM56, a tripartite motif protein, contributes to innate antiviral immunity. Studies are ongoing to delineate the molecular determinants by which TRIM56 restricts RNA virus infections and by which it promotes innate immune signaling. To study these themes, we employ virus-cell culture systems and various biochemical, cell biological and molecular approaches.
Recent Publications
- Chen Z, Benureau Y, Rijnbrand R, Yi JZ, Wang T, Walters L, Lanford RE, Weinman SA, Lemon SM, Martin A, and Li K. GB virus B disrupts RIG-I signaling by NS3/4A-mediated cleavage of the adaptor protein MAVS. Journal of Virology 2007; 81: 964-976.
- Chen Z, Rijnbrand R, Jangra R, Devaraj SG, Qu L, Ma YH, Lemon SM, and Li K. Ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of interferon regulatory factor-3 induced by Npro from a cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus.Virology 2007; 366: 277-292.
- Devaraj SG, Wang N, Chen ZB, Chen Z, Tseng M, Barretto N, Lin R, Peters CJ, Tseng CT, Baker SC, and Li K. Regulation of IRF-3-dependent innate immunity by the papain-like protease domain of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2007; 282:32208-32221.
- Wang N, Liang Y, Devaraj SG, Wang J, Lemon SM, and Li K. Toll-like receptor 3 mediates establishment of an antiviral state against hepatitis C virus in hepatoma cells. Journal of Virology 2009; 83: 9824-9834.
- Wang N, Dong Q, Li J, Jangra RK, Fan M, Brasier AR, Lemon SM, Pfeffer LM, and Li K. Viral induction of the zinc-finger antiviral protein is IRF3-dependent but NF-kB-independent. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2010; 285: 6080-6090.
- Song HS, Li J, Shi S, Yan L, Zhuang H, and Li K. Thermal stability and inactivation of hepatitis C virus grown in cell culture. Virology Journal 2010; 7: 40.
- Zhou Z, Wang N, Woodson SE, Dong Q, Wang J, Liang Y, Rijnbrand R, Wei L, Nichols JE, Guo JT, Holbrook MR, Lemon SM, and Li K. Antiviral activities of ISG20 in positive-strand RNA virus infections. Virology 2011; 409:175-188.
- Wang J, Liu B, Wang N, Lee YM, Liu C, and Li K. TRIM56 is a virus- and interferon-inducible E3 ubiquitin ligase that restricts pestivirus infection. Journal of Virology 2011; 85:3733-3745.
- Li NL, Dong Q, Wei D, Pfeffer SR, Fan M, Pfeffer LM, and Li K. Activation of chemokine and inflammatory cytokine response in hepatitis C virus-infected hepatocytes depends on Toll-like receptor 3 sensing of hepatitis C virus double-stranded RNA intermediates. Hepatology 2012; 55:666-675.
- Song H, Ren F, Li J, Shi S, Yan L, Gao F, Li K, and Zhuang H. A laboratory-adapted HCV JFH-1 strain is sensitive to neutralization and can gradually escape under the selection pressure of neutralizing human plasma. Virus Research2012; 169: 154-161.
- Shen Y, Li NL, Wang J, Liu B, Lester S, and Li K. TRIM56 is an essential component of the TLR3 antiviral signaling pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012; 287:36404-36413.
- Li K and Lemon SM. Innate immune responses in hepatitis C virus infection. Seminars in Immunopathology 2013; 35:53-72.
- Lester SN and Li K. Toll-like receptors in antiviral innate immunity. Journal of Molecular Biology 2014; 426:1246-1264
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Mountain West Conference Tournament By Richard Stevens -- Senior Writer/GoLobos.com
The champion marches on looking for win No. 30. Cinderella goes back to Colorado Springs proud, but probably frustrated.
Steve Alford's Lobos posted their first-ever Mountain Conference Tournament win by clawing past the Air Force Falcons 75-69 Thursday at the Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center.
"I haven't experienced that in my career, winning in the first round," said senior Roman Martinez. "It's just a great feeling to know that we could win in the tournament because we hadn't won one yet. But it's a battle.
"Every team in this league wants to go to the (NCAA) tournament. It's a bid for
the tournament. Every game's a fight, and a fight to win."
The Lobos definitely should get a fight out of their semifinal opponent: San Diego State.
The Aztecs are on the NCAA bubble and their only certain path into the big tourney is to grab the automatic bid that comes to the MWC tourney champ. However, an Aztec at-large bid definitely would look better with a win over No. 8-ranked New Mexico.
The Aztecs got two free throws in the closing seconds to pull out a 72-71 win over the feisty Colorado State Rams. "We have to rebound better if we want to beat New Mexico," said SDSU coach Steve Fisher. UNM and SDSU split their regular-season battles, both winning on their home court.
The Falcons might have brought enough game to Vegas to upset the Lobos, but they didn't have any answers for the MWC Player of The Year, UNM's Darington Hobson.
Thursday: Lobos 75, Air Force 69
Friday: Lobos vs. San Diego State, 7 p.m. (MT)
On The Air: 770-AM KKOB; CBS College Sports
GoLobos.com: Game story, stats, photo gallery
The talented Lobo junior scored 28 points and brought down 15 rebounds to pace UNM to the quarterfinal win. The Lobos also hit 25 of 30 free throws -- 14 of 15 from Dairese Gary, who finished with 20 points.
"That was a big-time performance by the Player of the Year. We needed that today," said Lobo coach Steve Alford. "When you get in season three and season four, you need the players of the year to elevate, and I thought he did that today.
"I thought both teams fought. I give our kids a lot of credit for hanging in there and doing what they needed to do and that's win in March. We've now had more wins than any Lobo team in the history of the school."
Said Hobson: "It's one-and-done (time). We have to play hard against everyone."
The No. 1 seed Lobos reaped the rewards of their regular-season title by earning a first-round game against an Air Force team that finished in the MWC cellar.
But the Flyboys, who advanced to play UNM with a 19-point romp over Wyoming, didn't come to roll over to the more talented Lobos and didn't look anything like a MWC cellar dweller Thursday afternoon.
The hot-shooting Falcons had a 13-12 lead in the first half and were down only a single point heading into the game's stretch run before yielding to the Lobos and Hobson. The Falcons could never pull the lead away from the defensive-proud Lobos, out to add a tourney trophy title to their regular-season crown.
"We're trying to focus on winning a conference championship, winning games," said Martinez. "We're trying to live in the moment."
UNM had a good moment when it drifted up 48-39 on a Hobson layup. But the emotional Lobo junior was whistled for a technical for his post-shot celebration. Air Force made the two free shots and banged in a baseline trey to cut UNM's lead to 48-44. A Lobo turnover allowed Air Force to make it 48-47.
A huge play for UNM was a Martinez block that led to Dairese Gary finding A.J. Hardeman in transition for a dunk. The Lobos were up 55-49 and the Falcons turned the ball over with 7:41 to play. A Martinez trey handed UNM a 58-49 lead. The Lobos were back in control, up nine points.
UNM called timeout at 2:46, up 65-58. Gary got fouled at 2:26 and pushed UNM up 66-58. Air Force came down and turned it over when Hardeman took a charge. UNM had the ball with 2:12 to play.
Martinez came down and threw up an air ball, but some Lobo came flying through the air to tip the shot into the hole. It was Hobson. UNM was up 68-58 and the Lobos milked their lead and the clock into their 29th win of the season.
The win pleased the sea of red from New Mexico in the Thomas & Mack -- the record-setting fans who turned the Mack into a home away from home for the Lobos.
"It felt like a home game," said Martinez. "There's a bunch of fans. It was a great feeling to have such great fans. You got to love 'em out here in Vegas."
Said Hobson: "We have the most loyal fans in America. As all three of us said, as the year went on, there's a couple games this year we would have lost without them. They were great today. They willed us to victory, really gave us that confidence and that extra energy to get stops at the end of the game. A lot of credit goes to our fans today."
UNM advances to play an Aztec team that beat UNM in San Diego and took the Lobos into overtime in The Pit. The other side of the bracket pits Brigham Young vs. TCU and UNLV against Utah. The Lobos will play at 7 p.m. (MT) on Friday.
"We're not going to stop (with Air Force," said Hobson. "We're going to rest a little bit and turn all our focus on (Friday) because it's going to be a tough game.
"Tomorrow I think we'll come out a lot more loose and have a lot more confidence when it's time to play."
The Lobos shot 46.8 percent from the floor to 54 percent for Air Force. UNM won the board battle 31-22. Air Force went 8 of 12 from the line, outscored there by 17 points.
First Half -- Lobos 37, Air Force 31
Tempo was the key and it's fair to say that both teams did a good job finding the tempo they wanted. However, the pace leaned more in favor of the Lobos.
UNM had several stretches where the Lobos scored out of transition. Those moments hurt the Falcons on the scoreboard. Hobson led UNM in the half with 13 points with Gary adding nine and McDonald eight.
It looked early as though Air Force had studied the wrong scouting report. The Falcons left Martinez open twice on the baseline and twice the Lobo senior burned them with treys for a quick 6-0 UNM lead.
The Falcons neglected to guard the baseline again and McDonald made them pay with a trifecta that put UNM up 9-4. Gary scored on a power drive and got fouled, hit the freebie, and UNM was up 12-4.
The Lobos were playing well. Actually, Air Force wasn't playing that badly on the offensive end and their dribble-drive attacks cut UNM's lead to 12-8 at the 15:16 break. UNM was launching from the outside while Air Force was attacking. A Martinez miss led to another Air Force layup: 12-10. A Gary miss led to Air Force's first trey and the Falcons were up 13-12. The Falcons were on a 9-0 run.
Hobson ended that Air Force run with his first shot of the game, a drive down the lane. His layup pushed UNM up 14-13. The Lobos took that lead into the 11:36 break. Hardeman picked up his second foul and went to the bench at 9:24. A Will Brown block led to a Gary layup and the Lobos were up 16-13. Air Force called time.
The Falcons forced up a long trey and UNM ran in transition. Hobson was fouled attacking the basket and hit two free throws: 18-13. The Lobos' long-range attack has shifted to a more attacking style. It was paying off. A Falcon turnover led to a basket attack by Gary. He rolled in a flip shot and UNM was up 20-13. The Lobos were on an 8-0 run.
Air Force stopped that run with a layup and a free shot: 20-16. Hobson hit a short jumper: 22-16. Brown picked up his second foul at 6:40. He went to the bench and freshman Chad Adams came in.
McDonald worked the baseline for a trey and UNM was up 25-16. Lyons got fouled by McDonald on a drive and hit one: 25-17. Gary was fouled on a drive. The Lobo junior hit two and UNM was up by ten, 27-17. The Falcons were letting the Lobos slip away. At the 3:48 break, the Lobos were up 31-22. The Falcons were doing OK on offense, but were having trouble with UNM's quickness at the other end.
Air Forced wedged a couple of backdoor layups around a long Hobson trey: 33-26. Falcon Derek Brooks converted a one-and-one to make it 34-28. Alford called a 30-second timeout with 1:22 to go. Hobson got payback at the other end converting a one-and-one: 36-28.
A Falcon shot-clock violation gave the Lobos a final offensive run at the basket. Hobson got a putback on a Martinez miss and Air Force's Evan Washington threw in a running trey at the buzzer to form the 37-31 halftime score.
"They are confident right now," said Alford in a halftime TV interview. "We want the game at high tempo. If they can beat us scoring in the 80s, we'll take that."


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I'm going to try and get caught up and post these at a reasonable time. Unless there is a miracle and someone catches Alameda Ta'amu in the next 5 hours, he will be our pick. So I will just go ahead and post the Round 4 poll to save us some time. It will close 24 hours from when it is posted. So far we have: 14 - David DeCastro - OG, Stanford 45 - Harrison Smith - S, Notre Dame 83 - Alameda Ta'amu - DT, Washington 113 - I had to be more selective with my players, so here is a list that is NOT included in the poll, but if you feel like I made an egregious error, then feel free to write in that player in a response! Cyrus Gray - RB, Texas A&M Marcus Forston - DT, Miami Jeff Allen - OT, Illinois Ryan Lindley - QB, San Diego State Janzen Jackson - FS, McNeese State Nate Potter - OT, Boise State Dwight Jones - WR, North Carolina DaJohn Harris - DT, USC Vontaze Burfict - ILB, Arizona State Trevor Guyton - DE, California Tauren Poole - RB, Tennessee PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED BEFORE VOTING. DON'T JUST PICK A PLAYER THAT YOU LIKE WITHOUT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT IS LEFT!
I have a feeling this will be the closest one yet. Lots of pet cats here and a question of BPA or need. Already have DeCastro, but everyone loves Brandon Brooks. Brooks Bequette Rainey Norman Blake Massaqoui Wolfe Wylie
With Carr Dallas is sitting pretty good at Corner in my opinion. Id rather see them add players to improve the offensive line and pass rush.
Kyle Wilber, give me someone in this draft who has at least smelled a QB's breath. I jumped in late but Alameda Ta'amu, really? Ish........
There should be better CBs available than what you have there, but since they are not listed, I went with Blake.
Word is Brandon Brooks might not be available to us in the 3rd round, yet he is listed here in the 4th. :laugh2: So, Brandon Brooks for the steal!
I'm going directly off of CBS's draft list, which is what the original poster used. I'm going to put the top 5 per round once we are done.
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The thread title says it all. It seems nobody really has any solid information, and I'd really like to know. I've been dosing 50-150mg a day for a few weeks.
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I havent seen any research indicating that it is. Isn't it just Gaba molecularly bonded to Niacin?
Why would anybody even imagine that it could be a MAOI???
You could ask whether elves have purple belly buttons and not get solid information on that too!!
No idea man. So many sources say it IS, that its weird. on the other hand, a friend of mine took about 600mg in a day, said he felt nothing, and went out drinking, and hes just fine. There is a lot of confusing (mis) information about picamilon.
You must be confused, What sources say it's a MAOI? It's just GABA and Niacin. The Niacin helps the Gaba cross the BBB. Low doses it can make you calm and focused. High doses dizzy, hyperawarness and vigilance, drunk/high like feeling.
A lot of online forums say it may be a reversible mao-b or mao-a, with mild action. I wish someone could share anecdotes about combining it with ssri or something that would interact with mao inhibitors. Mostly I want to know since I have largely stopped taking antihistamines due to this fear, and sometimes I need the allergy relief. I refer to benadryl or nyquil (never together of course)
It's incorrect. There is nothing about it that would make it an MAOI. It is also not contraindicated with SSRI's unless I've just been lucky but I'd know when Serotonin Syndrome was close.I've been there mildy and I also have taken antihistamines with Paxil (in small doses of course) and know that it's contraindicated but I just don't see it causing SS for me unless I was taking a large dose or dosing through the day. I've combined Picamilon with a nightly dose of 30mg of Paxil for some time without ill effects. I've also combined Phenibut with it and no issues. I just don't see any research indicating that it is an MAOI. I'd think you'd be safe but again, everyone is different. Look at Baclofen and it's community of users. It's essentially Gaba that can cross the BBB as well and I know for a fact, it's not contraindicated with SSRI's.
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Pack Carburization of Mild Steel, using Pulverized Bone as Carburizer: Optimizing Process Parameters
Fatai Olufemi ARAMIDE1,*, Simeon Ademola IBITOYE2, Isiaka Oluwole OLADELE1 and Joseph Olatunde BORODE1
1Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Dept., Federal University of Technology PMB 704, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
2 Materials Science & Engineering Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Investigation was conducted into the mechanical properties of mild steel subjected to packed carburization treatment using pulverized bone as the carburizer, carburized at 850°C, 900°C and 950°C, soaked at the carburizing temperature for 15 minutes and 30 minutes, quenched in oil and tempered at 550°C. Prior carburization process, standard test samples were prepared from the as received specimen for tensile and impact tests. After carburization process, the test samples were subjected to the standard test and from the data obtained, ultimate tensile strength, engineering strain, impact strength, Youngs' moduli were calculated. The case and core hardness of the carburized tempered samples were measured. It was observed that the mechanical properties of mild steels were found to be strongly influenced by the process of carburization, carburizing temperature and soaking time at carburizing temperature. It was concluded that the sample carburized at 900°C soaked for 15 minutes and the one carburized at 850°C soaked for 30 minutes followed by oil quenching and tempering at 550°C were better because they showed a trend of hard case with softer core.
Packed carburization; Carburizing temperature; Activated carbon; Hardness.
Carburizing is the addition of carbon to the surface of low-carbon steels at temperatures within the austenitic region of the steel concern, which generally is between 850°C and 950°C for mild steels. Within this temperature range austenite, which has high solubility for carbon, is the stable crystal structure. Hardening is accomplished when the subsequent high-carbon surface layer is quenched to form martensite so that a high-carbon martensitic case with good wear and fatigue resistance is superimposed on a tough, low-carbon steel core [1].
Carbon diffusivity in austenite varies both with carbon concentration and carburizing temperature [2-5]. Considering that carbon concentration depends on its activity in austenite and that the finite repulsive interactions exist between neighboring carbon atoms in octahedral sites, Babu and Bhadeshia [6] modeled carbon diffusivity in accordance with kinetic and thermodynamic behavior of carbon in austenite. Siller and McLellan [7] suggested that the repulsive forces between the neighboring carbon atoms influence carbon diffusivity by reducing probability of interstitial sites occupancy in the vicinity of the site already occupied by carbon atom. Therefore, in a concentration gradient, carbon atom attempting random motion faces exaggerated difference in the number of available sites, which enhances carbon diffusion down the concentration gradient.
Interstitial carbon diffusivity is strongly affected by the atomic interactions with substitutional solute, i.e., alloying elements present in the steel [8]. If these interactions are positive, substitutional solute atoms tend to attract interstitial carbon atoms. Such deviation from randomness in the interstitial atoms distribution impedes long range diffusion of carbon in the austenite lattice, and therefore decreases the effective coefficient of carbon diffusion. Similar effect but of the opposite nature will be expected with solute components of negative interactions: as their binding energy decreases there will be localized volumes with increased carbon diffusivity. The study of process parameters in metals during heat treatment has been of considerable interest for some years [9-12] but there has been relatively little work on process variables during the surface hardening process [13] since controlling parameters in carburization is a complex problem. The major influencing parameters in carburization are the holding time, carburizing temperature, carbon potential and the quench time in oil [14].
The aim of research work is to improve the mechanical properties mild steels applicable for constructing farm implements and in automobiles, machines, gears, springs and high strength wires etc., by pack carburization using pulverized bone as a carburizer and by optimizing carburizing temperature and soaking time.
Material and Method
The materials used for this research work are Mild steel (with the chemical composition shown in Table 1. was sourced from Universal steel company, Ogba Industrial Estate, Ikeja, Lagos.), bone (purchased from the abattoir Araromi, Akure), Industrial engine oil as quenching medium.
Table 1. Chemical composition of the mild steel sample
Element |
Si |
Mn |
Ni |
Cr |
Mo |
Cu |
Avg content |
0.1999 |
0.1548 |
0.0594 |
0.0459 |
0.5826 |
0.131 |
0.1105 |
0.016 |
0.0013 |
0.384 |
Element |
As |
Sn |
Co |
Al |
Pb |
Ca |
Zn |
Fe |
Avg content |
0.0076 |
0.0051 |
0.0377 |
0.0098 |
0.0028 |
0 |
0.0001 |
0.0048 |
98.2476 |
Test Specimen Preparation
The mild steel was machined to standard test sample sizes of tensile and
impact tests. This was done according to
Carburization of Mild Steel Samples
The prepared test samples were embedded in the activated carbon inside a steel pot which was then tightly sealed with clay cover to prevent the C° from escaping and prevent unwanted furnace gas from entering the steel pot during heating. The furnace temperature was adjusted to the required temperature (850°C, 900°C and 950°C for each stage respectively) and the loaded steel pot was charged into the furnace. When the furnace temperature reaches the required carburizing temperature, it was then held/soaked at the temperature for the required time (15 and 30 minutes). After the material was held at the specified time, the steel pot was removed from the furnace and the material was quenched in industrial engine oil.
Tempering of the Carburized Samples
The carburized test samples were then tempered at a temperature of 550°C, held for one hour, and then cooled in air. After the cycles of heat-treatment, the test samples were subjected to tensile test, impact test and hardness test.
Mechanical Test
Tensile Testing
The tensile tests were performed on various samples using Monsanto tensometer. The fracture load for each sample was noted as well as the diameter at the point of fracture and the final gauge length. The initial diameter and initial gauge length for each sample was noted before uniaxial load. From the generated data the ultimate tensile strength and percentage elongation of each sample was calculated.
Impact Test
The impact tests were performed on various sample determine the impact strengths by the "V-notch method using the Honsfield Balance Impact Testing Machine. Prior to mounting on the machine, the test sample is notched to a depth of 2mm with v-shaped hand file. The notched test sample was then mounted on the impact-testing machine, which is the operated to apply a (constant) impact force on the test sample. The impact strength (the amount of impact energy the specimen absorbed before yielding) was then read off the calibrated scale on the impact testing machine.
Hardness Test
In present experimental work Rockwell hardness was measured on carburized, tempered mild steel samples which are carburized under different temperature range of 850, 900 and 950°C. For each of the sample, test was conducted for 3 times and the average of all the samples was taken as the observed values in each case.
Results and Discussion
Table 2 shows the mechanical properties of the carburized, tempered samples: The relationships between these properties are depicted as follows in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, depict the effects of carburizing temperature on the impact energy, ultimate tensile strength, engineering strain, Young's modulus of elasticity, case hardness and core hardness of the test samples respectively.
Table 2. Mechanical Properties of the Carburized, Tempered Samples
Time (Min) |
Temperature (°C) |
Impact Strength (J) |
Core harness (HRA) |
Case hardness (HRA) |
UTS (N/mm2) |
Engineering Strain |
Modulus of Elasticity (N/mm2) |
15 |
850 |
31.23 |
67 |
68.3 |
689.60 |
0.01942 |
35,509.78 |
15 |
900 |
41.37 |
63.8 |
67.3 |
863.57 |
0.0652 |
13,244.94 |
15 |
950 |
60.43 |
63.1 |
62.1 |
900.25 |
0.08479 |
10,617.41 |
30 |
850 |
20.69 |
61.6 |
67.6 |
751.81 |
0.02421 |
31,053.7 |
30 |
900 |
34.61 |
71 |
62.5 |
655.97 |
0.15987 |
4,103.15 |
30 |
950 |
61.65 |
60.2 |
59.7 |
789.76 |
0.10977 |
7,194.68 |
Figure 1. The effect of carburizing temperature on the impact energy of the samples
From Figure 1, it is observed that the absorbed (impact) energy increases with increase in the carburizing temperature, the impact energy of the samples soaked for 15 minutes (0.25 hours) were higher than those of the samples soaked for 30 minutes (0.50 hours).
Figure 2. The effect of carburizing temperature on the ultimate tensile strength of the samples
In Figure 2, it is observed that for the samples soaked for 15 minutes, the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) increases with increase in the carburizing temperature and reached the maximum value of 900.25 Nmm-2 at 950°C. For the samples soaked for 30 minutes, the UTS initially decreased from 751.81 Nmm-2 (at the carburizing temperature of 850°C) to 655.97 Nmm-2 when the carburizing temperature increased to 900°C. It then increased to its maximum value of 789.76 Nmm-2 as the carburizing temperature increased to 950°C. This shows that the UTS of the samples soaked for 30 minutes was reduced by the carburization process, whereas the UTS of the samples soaked for 15 minutes improved as the carburizing temperature increased. Similarly, for both series the carburization process reduced the UTS of the treated samples at carburizing temperature of 850°C when compared with the UTS of the untreated as received sample which has a UTS of 800.07 Nmm-2 and impact energy of 61.25 J. For the samples soaked for 15 minutes, a similar result was arrived at by some researchers [15, 16] who studied the mechanical properties of cast 25Cr-20Ni steel subjected to pack carburization. This relationship of the UTS with the carburizing temperature is similar to its relationship with the percentage carbon content of steel in both annealed and tempered conditions [17,18], it can be reliably assumed that the amount of carbon that diffused into the samples increases with the carburizing temperature. The behaviour of the samples soaked for 30 minutes in Figure 2, is similar to the discoveries of Ward, (1981) [18] where he found that the UTS of carburized samples of some steel grades were some reduced.
Figure 3. The effect of carburizing temperature on the engineering strain of the samples
In Figure 3, the strain for both series of samples initially increased. From its minimum level of 0.02421 (i.e. 2.421 % elongation) at 850°C, increased to its maximum of 0.15987 (i.e. 15.987 % elongation) as the carburizing temperature is increased to 900°C which then reduced to 0.10977 (i.e. 10.977 % elongation) with further increase in the carburizing temperature to 950°C for the samples soaked for 30 minutes. Similarly, the strain increase from its minimum level of 0.01942 (i.e. 1.942 % elongation) at 850°C, it further increased to a value 0.0652 (i.e. 6.52 % elongation) as the carburizing temperature is increased to 900°C which then increased slightly to 0.08479 (i.e. 8.479 % elongation) with further increase in the carburizing temperature to 950°C for the samples soaked for 15 minutes [19]. The reason for the initial increase in ductility as the carburizing temperature increases is due to an increased interface area produced by the carbide formation at grain boundaries which lead to the impurities (cavities and cracks) being redistributed, because their concentration is low the problem of embrittlement is negligible [20].
Figure 4. The effect of carburizing temperature on the Young's modulus of elasticity of the samples
From Figure 4 it is clearly seen that for the samples soaked for 15 minutes, the Youngs' modulus at carburizing temperature of 850°C reduced from its maximum value of 35,509.78 Nmm-2 to 13,244.94 Nmm-2 as the carburizing temperature is increased to 900°C and then reduced to minimum value of 10,617.41 Nmm-2 as the carburizing temperature is increased to 950°C. Similarly, for the samples soaked for 30 minutes, the Youngs' modulus at carburizing temperature of 850°C reduced from its maximum value of 31,053.7 Nmm-2 to the minimum value of 4,103.15 Nmm-2 as the carburizing temperature is increased to 900°C and then increased to 7,194.68 Nmm-2 as the carburizing temperature is increased to 950°C. Comparing these with the Youngs' modulus of the as received sample which has a value of 12,973.86 Nmm-2 show that the stiffness of the carburized samples were initially higher than the as received samples. This shows that the samples lost their stiffness with increase in the carburizing temperature.
Figure 5. The effect of carburizing temperature on the case hardness of the samples
From Figures 5 and 6, it is observed that the for the samples soaked for 15 minutes case hardness was 68.3 HRA (while the core hardness was 67 HRA), at the carburizing temperature of 850°C; when the sample was carburized at 900°C, the case hardness reduced to 67.3 HRA (while core hardness reduced to 63.8 HRA); when the sample was carburized at 950°C, the case hardness then reduced to 62.1 HRA (while the core hardness reduced slightly to 63.1 HRA). Comparing these with the hardness of as received samples of 51.2 HRA it is glaring that there was actually carbon enrichment in the carburized samples. Moreover, for those samples soaked for 30 minutes at different carburizing temperatures the case hardness was 67.6 HRA (while the core hardness was 61.6 HRA), at the carburizing temperature of 850°C; when the sample was carburized at 900°C, the case hardness reduced to 62.5 HRA (while core hardness increased to 71 HRA); when the sample was carburized at 950°C, the case hardness then reduced to 59.7 HRA (while the core hardness reduced to 60.2 HRA).
Figure 6. The effect of carburizing temperature on the core hardness of the samples
Summarily, looking at the hardness profile of the carburized samples, for those soaked for 15 minutes, the sample carburized at 900°C is considered the best, while for the samples soaked for 30 minutes, the sample carburized at 850°C is considered the best because they showed a trend of hard case with softer core.
From the discussions so far it can be concluded that:
1. Carburization process reduced the impact toughness of mild steels, but contrary to the trend observed where activated carbon is the carburizer the impact toughness increases with the carburizing temperature where pulverized bone is used as the carburizer.
2. The stiffness of the mild steel is increased by the carburization process, but it decreases with increasing carburizing temperature.
3. The carburization treatment followed by the oil quenching and tempering at 550°C strongly influence the hardness and tensile strength of mild steels.
4. The carburization process decreases the impact energy (toughness) of the mild steels. And the toughness is decreases with increase in the carburization temperature.
5. The mechanical properties of mild steels were found to be strongly influenced by the process of carburization, carburizing temperature soaking time at carburizing temperature.
6. The sample carburized at 900°C soaked for 15 minutes and the one carburized at 850°C soaked for 30 minutes followed by oil quenching and tempering at 550°C are considered better because they showed a trend of hard case with softer core.
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